Arhiva etichetelor: local communities

Sian Ka’an is a biosphere reserve in the town ofTulum, Quintana Roo, Mexic. It became aUNESCOPatrimoniul mondial în 1987. Part of the reserve is on land and part is in the Caribbean Sea, including a section of coral reef. The reserve offers protection for the endangered species in the Riviera Maya and provides environmental education to the local communities to assist and train the residents working with ecotourism.